騎鶴上揚州 qí hè shàng yáng zhōu

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position

CHARACTERS

騎 qí ride horseback; mount; cavalry
鶴 hè crane; Grus species (various)
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
揚 yáng scatter, spread; praise
州 zhōu
HSK 6
administrative division, state